Adam Gallagher

Adam Gallagher, one of the leading restructuring advisors in the London market, is Head of Simpson Thacher’s Restructuring team in London. Adam is recognized as a leading practitioner by Chambers and Legal 500, with clients noting that he “leads from the front driving a culture of world-class client service” and “brings substantial experience and creativity to devising solutions”. With over two decades of experience, Adam advises clients across the stakeholder spectrum on complex cross-border stressed and distressed situations. He represents borrowers, private equity sponsors, directors, shareholders, financial institutions, credit funds and bondholders, as well as pension trustees, liquidators, receivers and administrators.

Adam’s recent public experience includes representing:

• KKR on all aspects of its investment in the Accell Group, involving debt of €1.3bn
• BC Partners in respect of the restructuring of the Keter Group, involving debt of €1.6bn
• The ad hoc group of secured noteholders to Quatrim in respect of the €6 billion financial restructuring of Groupe Casino
• BC Partners in respect of the restructuring of the Dümmen Orange Group
• MatchesFashion and Apax Partners on Matches’ refinancings and subsequent sale to the Frasers Group
• Esken and its administrators on the recapitalisation of London Southend Airport
• Goldman Sachs on its 50% ownership of the Flint / ColourOz group in relation to its comprehensive restructuring, involving debt of €1.3bn
• KKR on its majority ownership of the Telepizza / Food Delivery Brands group in relation to its comprehensive restructuring and debt-for-equity swap
• Toucan Energy group, the U.K.-based solar park business, on its corporate structure, almost £1bn of debt and restructuring options going forward
• Joint administrators of Avanti Communications, the U.K. satellite company, on its debt-for-equity swap implemented through pre-pack administration

Adam’s select experience prior to Simpson Thacher includes representing:

• Arcadia Group in connection with its multiple CVAs, pensions liability restructuring, subsequent administration and disposals
• Steinhoff Europe on the structuring and implementation of return of value to its creditors owed approximately €7 billion
• RCF lenders to Virgin Atlantic in light of the consequences of COVID-19 culminating in the first use of the new U.K. restructuring plan
• Lenders to certain Intu Group propcos owed approximately £2 billion in response to the impact of COVID-19 on landlords to U.K. retailers
• Getronics group on various matters across 27 countries leading up to its financial restructuring and sale
• The court-appointed special managers and liquidator to certain Carillion group companies
• The pension trustee as largest creditor to the Interserve group
• Monarch Airlines on its restructuring
• CMBS lenders to Toys-R-Us
• House of Fraser on its sale to Sports Direct